Postcard of Concrete Bridge, Fort Wayne, Ind.Originally uploaded by kristinafhAs I'm going through my postcard collection, I'm trying to match up old with new. Does anyone have any idea which bridge this is? The postcard appears to be from the 1910 decade.
Aloha From Maui! Aloha Kuanyin,You are going to share this beautiful Maui postcard with your blog fans. Won't they ever be ready to hop on a plane and come for a vacation after seeing this!The Famous Blog Queen--the One and Only KUANYIN*********You too can send your very own Maui postcard. All you hafta do is click on the Visit Maui website, and scroll down to the bottom of the page and select one
The sunny weather is again in full swing here on Phuket, with a picture-postcard sunny day inviting to drive around the island.The pictures come from a viewpoint over Nai Harn Beach, looking south towards Laem Phrom Thep Cape, the southern-most point of Phuket Island (right under the giant wind turbine).View towards Laem Phrom ThepWe stayed until the -- today very beautiful -- sundown, which bathe
Dear Friends, Wish you were here. Fifty cent beer. ‘nuff said. Some quick tidbits from my 2-week China business trip so far… Crosswalks exist for decorative purposes only. Busses are harder to dodge than they look. National pastimes: ping-pong and hocking loogies. If you have a shaved head, people stare at you. In China, only inmates have shaved heads. Inmates
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Two Killer, Creative Ideas for Real Estate Postcard Marketing
So one way to get real estate deals is to go out and hit the streets looking for them. It can be a tough, frustrating approach. But there’s no doubt you can get deals if you go looking for them.
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Turkey is one of the most fascinating countries in the world. Turkey with its glittering, historic and mysterious capital Istanbul is part of the west and part of Asia Minor. Turkey is a big country. Turkey is a varied country and Turkey is rich in natural beauty and history. Turkey is [...]
Have you heard about Vista Print? In today's world, you can pretty much do anything over the internet. From shopping to online services. Vista Print has these products and services available to all online users. As I looked at their website they have free products such as pens, business cards, sticky notes, logo design and more...they also offer a 1 month free website design service that you can c
Starting a campaign for your business, products and services takes more than just printing on a piece of paper. Each step and you decision you make is a contributing factor to your current status and in the direction that you are going. So, for your postcard campaigns and postcard mailing, be sure that you are guided accordingly. Sure, anybody can make a postcard. However, do you really want to ri
It’s funny how quickly things can change in the space of one week.
Sunday just gone I was sitting at home, catching up on the latest adventures of other folks by way of their travel journals with excitement but also (if I dare admit it) a little envy, too. In my eyes, vicarious travel is a [...]
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Postcard of Dancing Pavillion Robison Park, Fort Wayne, Ind.Originally uploaded by kristinafh I started collecting postcards of Fort Wayne about 4-5 years ago. I don't know what prompted me to start however, it has turned into a full-blown obsession of mine.A couple of Christmas's ago, I gave my aunts, grandmother, and mom, their own, framed set of Fort Wayne postcards. They were all pleasantly surprised as each of their sets contained very specific postcards of places that they had mentioned to me before - in fact - many years before. In some cases, the postcards were of buildings and recreational spots that no longer existed.If you ever want to get a good story out of your relatives - bring up a place that no longer exists! That's a history lesson that you can't get from a book.Such was
Woohoo, I just received a postcard from hj who is now having fun at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary. The postcard reached just in time before my first paper. =)
Send my regards to the ME ppl back in S'pore bah.
Köszönöm and may God bless you!
the picture on the postcard is of a female's belly button.
I wonder if she's hot...
The only thing I know about Hungary is
Planning any postcard direct mail campaign might seem like a daunting task, but with the proper strategy it can be easily accomplished. The primary goal of any marketing campaign is to locate and target a solid customer base that will ultimately generate revenue for your company. Direct mail campaigns are about more than creating [...]
If there is any similarity with opening a new business and campaigning for it, it is about the timing. The opening of your biz needs to be timely. And if you want to promote that business using postcard mailing, you also have to schedule it wisely. Some people in the business believe in luck. They will ask for a psychic’s guidance or go to a feng shui expert. They are willing to take all those hassles just to predict the proper time in which they should open up their business. Well, luck is good. Psychic’s predictions sometimes do come true. And feng shui offers some enlightenment to those who need it. But when talking about timing, the calendar will be your best bud. Business Location This is vital in this case. You have to know what the weather will be in the coming days and months.
NAIROBI, April 18 (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore Nairobi, one of Africa's most vibrant cities? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge give tips on how to make the best of a short stay.Tourism has taken a dive in Kenya since the East African nation erupted into violence following a disputed presidential election at the end of December.But now that a political deal has been done and calm has returned to the streets, visitors are beginning to reappear, like desert flowers after rain.
Hey Everyone! 3 things have been released today:
New Furniture Catalog
New Igloo Catalog
New Post Cards
Im ganna start off with the Furniture Catalog:
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This catalog isint that much boring now becuase the new igloo design has been released. Anyway here is the info:
New Items:
Wheelbarrow ($480 Coins) (Furniture Item) (Members Only Item)
Penguin Lawn [...]
Friends Retro Postcard (Code : PC0801)
As promised earlier, here is one completed black/white/silver retro range of postcards. This postcard is layered with pattern paper. Using a metal "FRIENDS" tag as the key theme of this postcard, this embellishment is fastened using screw-like brads. Fasten on handmade mulberry paper and mat on white card stock before securely fastened onto the postcard.
Lina is a blogging pal of mine and her blog is called Urutora no hi. She is from Malaysia, shares me interest in Japan and is very pround of her "Japan Mad Family". They were fortunate enough to visit Japan recently and I enjoyed reading their blog posts about their time there. Lina blogs about various other topics such as her Ultraman addiction and everyday life experiences.
Thank you Lina for the Ultraman postcard, I like it very much and I have added it to my box of goodies and gifts straight from Japan. If any of my readers are from Japan, visited Japan or will be visiting Japan and would like to send me a gift feel free to contact me for my address and any other details. So that brings the tally to two blogging friends that I need to send an item from Jamaica to - Lina and Contamina
I collect many things, but one of my favorites are postcards that people send me. I love getting glimpses of places I’ve never been to… and honestly, will probably never be able to visit.
I’ve been meaning to get this done forever. I used to have this up ages ago, but never reset it after the [...]
From In our age of privacy the postcard is an endangered, subversive species : Suggesting that postcards are, in fact, sufficiently alive to be dangerous would be more effective. Floating a rumour that the government wanted to ban them because, say, terrorists were using them in preference to email or mobiles, and low standards in schools meant MI5 couldn't read their handwriting - that would confer upon the postcard the aura of subversion its salvation requires. It would be wrong to be nostalgic about a golden age of postcards to the extent of scorning their usurpers, the email and the text message. In this country it is the continuously murmuring prose haiku dialogue of the SMS, rather than the email, which has supplanted the ink and paper billets-doux of lovers from the days
Postcards are a very cost-effective and efficient way to market your business. Combine that with their ability to generate a high response rate, and you have a tremendously powerful marketing tool. However, it’s really important to avoid some of the most common mistakes people make when implementing their postcard marketing campaign. Here’s a list of the top six mistakes you should avoid in order to have a successful campaign. 1. Not Targeting the Best ProspectsHow much of a response would the Omaha Steaks company receive if they sent marketing postcards to a subscriber list of Vegetarian Cooking? Chances are, the results would be poor. Having the best possible mailing list is one of the most important factors of a successful postcard marketing campaign. In-house lists are b
Postcards are a very cost-effective and efficient way to market your business. Combine that with their ability to generate a high response rate, and you have a tremendously powerful marketing tool.
However, it’s really important to avoid some of the most common mistakes people make when implementing their postcard marketing campaign. Here’s [...]
What do you get when you cross a postcard with tree carved initials? Well… honestly, you get nothing. But don’t say we didn’t try to come up with some metaphor for what this is. Those clever fellows at SUCK UK have made a postcard made of wood that lets you etch out your own message [...]
Eine tolle Ergänzung für die eigenen Pinselspitzen-Bestände gibt es auf Dubtastic.com zum freien Download. Das »Postcard Set 1« besteht aus 9 verschiedenen Pinselspitzen, die allesamt aus alten Postkarten erstellt wurden. Eine schöne Idee, mit noch schönerem Ergebnis, welches sicher auch bei einigen von Euch Verwendung finden wird.
Postcard: "St. Patrick's Day Souvenir" postmarked 1912 in the United States. On postcard: "OLD WEIR BRIDGE". Description: "1912 POSTCARD ST. PATRICK'S DAY SOUVENIR; POSTALLY USED and CANCELLED MARCH 1912".Pictured: The painting depicted is of the "Old Weir Bridge" located near Dinis Cottage, in Killarney National Park, Ireland. Source: eBay store Web page.This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 are now in the public domain In the United States,These inages however may not be in the public domain in countries that figure copyr
If the weather forecast is hot and sunny, hire a car for the 40 km (25 mile) ride to Boulder's Beach, stopping along the way to watch the whales cavort in False Bay, before arriving at your destination and mingling with penguins. Or stay in the city centre and soldier on towards the Castle of Good Hope (Buitenkant and Strand streets), a pentagonal fortification built by the Dutch between 1666-1679 and South Africa's oldest surviving building. Try to catch a ghostly glimpse of Anne Barnard, the castle's former first lady whose apparition is said to haunt certain sections of the ramparts, with daily guided tours offered to the dungeons and torture rooms.
If the weather forecast is hot and sunny, hire a car for the 40 km (25 mile) ride to Boulder's Beach, stopping along the way to watch the whales cavort in False Bay, before arriving at your destination and mingling with penguins. Or stay in the city centre and soldier on towards the Castle of Good Hope (Buitenkant and Strand streets), a pentagonal fortification built by the Dutch between 1666-1679 and South Africa's oldest surviving building. Try to catch a ghostly glimpse of Anne Barnard, the castle's former first lady whose apparition is said to haunt certain sections of the ramparts, with daily guided tours offered to the dungeons and torture rooms.
Had enough winter? Here's a photoshop template for the postcard lovers all around. You may use this as a poster too or a flyer, cover, etc.., but it was mainly thought of as a postcard. That's why one side has the text up side down, in case you fold in half. Of course those are editable. Easy and free.If you download you have little flower strings coming out of the glowing sun shape (really looks like the sun, doesn't it?), some text is glowing as well, light burst from the sun in the background.. all you have to do is replace and edit the text, maybe add some of your spring season stuff on it.This kinda looks like Hawaiian...Aloha!Remember to subscribe to the rss news feed. Its free and if you join you may win the $15 prize at the end of January, 2008.(You can do it, download the spring s
Had enough winter? Here's a photoshop template for the postcard lovers all around. You may use this as a poster too or a flyer, cover, etc.., but it was mainly thought of as a postcard. That's why one side has the text up side down, in case you fold in half. Of course those are editable. Easy and free.If you download you have little flower strings coming out of the glowing sun shape (really looks like the sun, doesn't it?), some text is glowing as well, light burst from the sun in the background.. all you have to do is replace and edit the text, maybe add some of your spring season stuff on it.This kinda looks like Hawaiian...Aloha!Remember to subscribe to the rss news feed. Its free and if you join you may win the $15 prize at the end of January, 2008.(You can do it, download the spring s
Population: Hurdegaryp- about 5,000/ Province of Friesland: 642,000Currency:Euro (€)Languages: Dutch (official) Frisian (official) The language of the people of the Northern Friesland province.Famous Landmarks: The Frisian Brewery, Aquaverium, beaches, Four sailing and fishing areas: inland waterways, the IJsselmeer, the Wadden Sea and the North Sea. The largest fleet in Europe: traditional sailing ships, (motor) yachts, open motorboats, open sailing boats, fishing boats and ships designed for cruises and sea fishing Links:Official Website of HurdegarypThe Lonely Planet Guide to the NetherlandsFriesland Holland Tourist InformationFriesland Web Portal (Collector's Note: So nice to hear from you! Thank you for joining in my little project. I'm getting alot of visits on this site-- if only those visits will turn into postcards! :-) I hope it will pick up after the holidays... Cheers to you!)
Population: Quezon City (Largest City): 2,173,831 / Philippines: 88 millionCapital: ManilaMotto: Maka-Diyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, at Makabansa("For God, People, Nature, and Country")Currency: Philippine PesoFamous Landmarks: Taal Volcano in Tagaytay, Intramuros, Manila, Boracay Island, Camiguin Islands, Pearl Farm, Samal Island in Davao, Mactan Island in Cebu, Puerto Galera, Subic Bay, Mt. Pinatubo, Chocolate HIlls and Tarsier Site in Bohol, Ifugao Rice Terraces in Ifugao Province, Vigan Heritage Village, San Agustin Church in Manila, Philippine Baroque Churches (Manila, Bulacan and Ilocos Norte), Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in PalawanLinks:Official Website of the Philippine GovernmentThe Philippines on Wikipedia Philippine Travel GuideWOW PHILIPPINES (Collector's Note: I am very happy to receive a postcard from the Philippines- my home country! Thank you, Kyutbabe. You're my first Philippine sender! Hope to get more from the different regions in the Philippines!)
Population: 169,414Region: DüsseldorfCurrency: Euro (€)Famous Landmarks: Church Hill, Broich Castle, Schloss Styrum, Rheinturm, Das Aquarius-Wassermuseum, Mülheimer Altstadt am, Wasserbahnhof mit Blumenuhr, Das Naturbad am Ruhrstadion in Styrum,Links:Your Complete Guide to DüsseldorfThings to Do in DüsseldorfOn Mulheim, Germany The New Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany(Collector's Note: You're my first sender from Germany and you gave me two postcards! Thank you. The view of the Schloss Stryrum is beautiful...Thanks for using real stamps! I love the stamps on the cards! Perhaps I can visit Hard Rock Cafe Philippines on my visit this March 2008 and i'll send you a pin for your collection... :-) )
Nickname: The Lone Star StatePopulation: 20,851,820Slogan: "Friendship"Currency: US DollarsFamous Landmarks: Port of Houston, The Alamo, Nicholas J. Clayton's "Old Red", Fort Worth Water Gardens, Big Spring State Park, Port Arthur, Juarez Mexico, Fort Bliss, Mt. Cristo Rey, South Fork Ranch, NorthPark Center, Allen's Landing, Buffalo Bayou ArtPark, Geaorge Ranch, Texas State Capitol, Bremond Block Historic District, Colbert Ranch, Mount Bonnell, King Ranch Links:A Guide and Map to Travel TexasThe Official Texas WebsiteGuide to Touring TexasA digital postcard the sender created herself. The image is free to use but you must give credit. You may find the image and more in her personal blog, Heather Knits.
Population: 1,019,942Currency: Canadian DollarsNickname: Cowtown, The Stampede City, The Heart of the New West Slogan: "Onward"Famous Landmarks: Calgary Tower, Calgary Stampede Grounds, Old and New City Hall, Petro-Canada Centre, Stephen Avenue, Dragon City Mall. Millennium Park, Olympic Plaza, Devonian Gardens, Plus 15, Fort Calgary, EPCOR Centre Links:Discover CalgaryTourism CalgaryAttractions and Landmarks in Calgary
Gruyeres is a small mountain village in the Gruyere region of Switzerland. It is famous for cheese and the Gruyeres sour cream. The cheese is great indeed! However, we were not very impressed by the sour cream...it was way too thick and fatty. Most of all we were not impressed with the prices...but we got used to it in Switzerland...it's just an expensive country.
This is an ongoing promo at this site. That's right! For those who didn't catch it from previous posts, the first 10 postcards I get from bloggers/readers, will receive $5.00 cash thru paypal. In 25 postcard increment, I'm sending $5.00 to the 25th postcard sender, 50th, 75th and so on.A reader sent me an email and pointed out something I missed in my FAQ regarding the first 10 postcards! She said, "you are from the US and you have US bloggers who will send a postcard that may get to you in 2 or 3 days. Wouldn't it be a bit unfair for other far away countries where it takes 7 to 14 days for mails to arrive?" A very good point indeed!So here goes: I'm breaking down the 10 postcards according to where it will come from. The first 3 postcards coming from the US and North America, The first 3 postcards coming from Europe and its neighboring countries, and the first 4 postcards coming from Asia, Australia, it's neighboring countries and the rest of the world will receive the $5.00 to
I almost forgot, but Postcard Headlines commemorates half a year of blogging this November.
I don’t remember why Postcard Headlines is named the way it is. Maybe it has something to do with my fascination for postcards and love for newspapers and magazines. I guess the name just stuck.
Today is not this blog’s date of conception or “birthday” so to speak, it having been created in the wake of my Election Day observations on the night of May 14, 2007.
But how time flies. From posting comments mainly on the 2007 elections and the controversies surrounding it, I have added my archived writings along the way, and have since then:
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Postcards have been around as early as the 1800s. It is perhaps the cheapest form of communication between countries. From experience, it is faster too! Postcards tend to arrive faster than regular mail sent to the same international destination when mailed at the same time. To this day, it is still widely popular because it is convenient- easily available in stores. One isn't obliged to write a long letter either given that the regular size postcard only measures 3in x 5in. After writing a quick note, placing a stamp on it, you're done!The Postcard Collector project is an idea I've had for quite some time. I just wasn't sure how I will go about it until I came across a website where people from all around the world exchange postcards for free by signing up. By means of the postcard, one would write the other, and the person writes back! Some have created blogs showing all the postcards they have received from strangers who eventually become their friends. It's amazing how many n
I've been a collector of postcards on and off. There was a time when I really collected them way back in grade school along with collecting stamps, stickers and stationeries and then my interest changed and then went back to it again a few years ago. At some point in your life, you must have been one too! It's a cheap enough hobby and it's a delight to find really funny or unique postcards! I have them in albums and it's neat to look at, like browsing through photographs.When a family or friend goes somewhere, I ask them to send me one or when I'm away, I would buy for myself and then send some to people! Sending out a postcard is so easy to do here in America where almost every street corner has a mailbox and the postman actually goes out daily to pick up the mails on the boxes! So postcards, local and international stamps are regular items in my purse. Wherever I am, either stuck waiting at the doctor's office, riding the train or just waiting somewhere, I could pop out a postc
The Afternoon After - the design studio arvo aftermath...I love brown paper packages all tied up in string.. and the excitement upon opening to see what they bring!In a good mood today as you can tell. Semester's not over yet but at least hell week is. Ooh.. and my parcel arrived! I got me a brand new Ricoh Caplio R6 digital camera that i won in a photo contest *whee*.. it's nice and silver and shiny and small enough to fit in a purse or pocket. Haven't decided whether i want to keep it as a spare pocket cam or sell it. Whoo-hoo first real photo comp. i've won *happy dance*Reviews bout the little Caplio seem pretty good. If anyone's interested in buying it from me, drop me an email ;) ...for now, it's still sitting pretty in its little box, smiling eagerly at me.-------------------------
A postcard that was written by Nobuchika Yamashita during a World War II battle in Burma finally reached the person it was written to, Shizuo Nagano, after 64 years. During those 64 years, the card resided in Burma, Nagasaki, Arizona and Hawaii before finally Nagano in a southern Kochi prefecture.
Before Yamashita was drafted into the war, he worked at a store with Nagano, and so they became friends. After receiving the letter, Nagano, who is now 80-years-old, said “I had never dreamed of meeting him again like this,” and that “It is like a dream.”
Part of the postcard, which was dated on February 16, 1943, says “Mr. Nagano, it’s been a long time,” and that “it must be still cold (in Japan). Over here, the climate is like July or August in Japan.” Yamashita died in 19944 from an illness in Burma, which is now Myanmar.
The way in which he received the card is what makes this story special. A student at the Mukogawa Women&
A postcard printer is equipped with numerous features and accessories that will motivate you in your postcard printing projects. Printing quotes and design tools are such mechanism that will help you overcome the first phases of your printing projects easily.
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Your online postcard printing project’s execution can be a breeze when you have carefully planned for and prepared your files.
For a smooth-sailing online postcard printing, you have to take into account several considerations to make this happen.
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To succeed with your real estate marketing campaign using your postcard printing project, it must have a wonderful product or service in the first place. Before you could even conduct a mailing system for your postcard printing pieces
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Postcard MementosTo help our kids remember their trip in their own words we buy postcards of the places we go and on the back of each one they write down whatever they want to remember. At the end of the trip we punch a hole in the corner of the postcards and put them on a ring so they have their own special mementos of the vacation. By: Elizabeth Mays
What makes online postcard printing popular is due to the several conveniences it brings. For unlike going through all the trouble of going from printer to printer, you can visit your printers while relaxing or working at the comforts of your own home.
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On Saturday, I blasted Modern Postcard for their use of the words, “So, Skip The Expensive Photoshoot…” in their monthly newsletter. The phrase was used in conjunction with their promotion of a new partnership with iStockPhoto.com.
Today, John Harrington of Photo Business Forum reported that Modern Postcard has cut ties with iStockPhoto.com. I invite you to visit his article on the topic here.
I believe Modern Postcard did the right thing here by cutting ties with iStockPhoto.com.
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On Saturday, I blasted Modern Postcard for their use of the words, “So, Skip The Expensive Photoshoot…” in their monthly newsletter. The phrase was used in conjunction with their promotion of a new partnership with iStockPhoto.com.
Today, John Harrington of Photo Business Forum reported that Modern Postcard has cut ties with iStockPhoto.com. I invite [...]
On Saturday, I blasted Modern Postcard for their use of the words, “So, Skip The Expensive Photoshoot…” in their monthly newsletter. The phrase was used in conjunction with their promotion of a new partnership with iStockPhoto.com.
Today, John Harrington of Photo Business Forum reported that Modern Postcard has cut ties with iStockPhoto.com. I invite [...]
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway chugging along the 'Ghoom' - a graceful loop where the train takes a complete circle going under/over it's own tracks. I found this magical image in my archives - unposted earlier - because it seemed too dark. A slight retouch in Picasa made all the difference...Darjeeling, May 2005, F/5.6, 1/250sec, ISO-100
Monk and I have been busy most of the afternoon clearing up several users personal laptops as they experienced various difficulties, one of which was the latest postcard from a relative trojan. Fortunately, all but one of these people had recovery CD's - luckily I just happened to have a recovery CD for the other person. But the lesson is - keep the recovery CD safe - backup up your important data regularly and always ensure you have sufficient protection when surfing the web.
Ok, so you've opened an email that read "You've received a postcard from a family member" - and it wasn't. Don't panic - it happens.People have been asking me how to remove an infection once an email has been opened. It seems that F-Secure have some removal instructions for Storm here. Precise Security have a detailed explanation of how to manually remove Storm here.See my other post about this nasty infection here.
Our Mail Filter has been stopping a large number of emails with the subject heading "You've received a postcard from a family member!"" however, as reported by The Register, link here the email is in fact a Trojan which attempts to compromise computers using a number of different methods. Remember, always treat emails from unknown senders with caution!
Hey Ugly! Postcards
Hey Ugly! How about taking it old school and sending an "Ugly" postcard instead of an e-mail. Let the snail-man carry these cool postcards to your favorite friends.
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are a husband and wife team living in Los Angeles. They met in art school where they began creating art and designing toys together. The Uglydolls were born in 2001 when overseas correspondence between the two progressed from David’s line drawings of a little orange, apron-wearing character named Wage, to Sun-Min’s 3-D versions. David, Sun-Min, and the Uglydolls family have been featured on the Today Show, The New York Times, and in store windows around the world. David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are a husband and wife team living in Los Angeles. They met in art school where they began creating art and designing toys together. The Uglydolls were born in 2001 when overseas correspondence between the two progressed from David’s line drawing
Here is a blue postcard that I received sometime back (click on the image to enlarge it):
And it came from this “Awards Verification Center” address:
All the big words - “NEW MERCEDES, BMW, PORSCHE or $40,000 CASH” are sure indicators of a scam. But generally stupid scammers, who promise big rewards, choose email as their preferred way of communicating to me that some Nigerian prince wants to give me $10,000,000 for free (I mean, in return for my bank account information). This postcard however, is the first piece of *scam* that I have received through regular email.
To find out about who these generous people who want to give me $40,000 cash are, I checked up the address on Better Business Bureau (BBB) and it turned up three entries on Silverleaf Resorts - a timeshare company. Here is what BBB says under “customer experience” for this company:
Based on BBB files, this company has a satisfactory record with the Bureau. A satisfactory record means
We are off on our hols, but we we'll be back soon. In the meantime, here are a few posts that you have may be missed before I joined the Hub. Leave me a little note so I'm not all lonesome when we get back. [translation = chance would be a fine thing!]1. "The Joys of Autism - Progress for all"2. "High What?"3. "No Way Jose!"4. "I am not a princess"5. "Ear Wigging"6. "Static"7. "Trying not to be critical"8. "Plan A"9. "Hemorrhaging"10. "Mother Knows Best"11. "Umpire"12. "Fixations - what to do?"13. "Undiagnosed - are you quite sure?"14. "Tentative Steps"15. "Progress"16. "Wife Beating and recouperation"17. "Do we have to?"18. "Come in Number 2 your time is up"19. "Secretarial Skills"20. "A Rose"If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.'
Serena Williams continued her quest for the French Open title Sunday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Dinara Safina of Russia. Next up is a Tuesday showdown against two-time defending champion Justine Henin. “I know she’s playing great, but I never count myself out,” Williams says. The eight-time Grand Slam champion, who won here in 2002 but missed the last two years because of injuries, discussed her season in an e-mail interview with USA TODAY:
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Nicole Vaidisova, 18, has six career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour titles but none in 2007. Vaidisova, who is from the Czech Republic but did much of her training in the USA, has become a fixture in the top 10. She’s ranked 10th but reached a career-high No. 7 on May 14. Vaidisova’s goal coming in was to get through the early rounds. So far so good: She has two straight-set victories this week and will face Samantha Stosur of Australia in a third-round match Friday. She talked with USA more…
Lydia Taylor- like most realtors in the Augusta real estate market, tries to get her name out there as much as possible. Here is a postcard she sent out recently that I thought was pretty nice. You can either click on the picture thumbnail to get a larger image, or you can click on the link below to download the picture file.
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So, it's early Tuesday morning (well, 10am but that's damn early considering it's the holidays) and I roll out of bed, hair messed up, eyes half closed and stumble my way into the bathroom. I blindly fumble around for my toothbrush and some toothpaste and start brushing my teeth when - Click.I stop. Is that?..It is..THANK GOD, THE POST IS HERE!And so the toothbrush falls into the sink with a clatter and I'm off leaping down the stairs, half-insane, white foam still in my mouth (Yes toothpaste again, for you dirty minded people). I get to the bottom of the stairs and quickly sort out the mail. Bank statements, confidential mail, charity donations...Come on, where is it?More bank statements, more confidential mail, ooo a catalog - shall have to look at that later.But no postcard.Nothing at all. Not a word. And it's been two weeks since she left already. Surely that's enough time to write and send a postcard? Either she hasn't sent one, or there's been problems with the post.So I
Don't ask. I bought this postcard in the mid-90s while walking in the Lake District. Really. There was this tourist shop that had a series about English football on its racks, and there is was - a snap of the back of the old Alex main stand when we used to have a small Astro Turf area where the car park currently stands. Now here's the controversial bit: who is the dark-haired lad in the foreground? I've discussed this with loads of fellow Alex fans and we just can't agree. I reckon it's a picture of a young Mark Rivers, taken a few years before the postcard was published. He's got that slope of shoulder, that swagger and that aura of Rivo. I've no idea who the number 5 is though... What do you reckon?
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